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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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