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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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