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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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