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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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