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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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