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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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