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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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