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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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