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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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