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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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