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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|