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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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