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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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