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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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