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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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