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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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