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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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