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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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