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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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