MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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