MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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