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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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