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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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