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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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