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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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