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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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