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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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