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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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