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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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