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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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