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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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