MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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