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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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