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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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