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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important 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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