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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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