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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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