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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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