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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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