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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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