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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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