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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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