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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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