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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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