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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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