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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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