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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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