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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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