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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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