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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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