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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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