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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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