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
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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