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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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