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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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