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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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