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
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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