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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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