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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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