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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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