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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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