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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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