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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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