MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
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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