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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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