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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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