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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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