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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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