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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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