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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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