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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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