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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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