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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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