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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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