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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers 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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