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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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