MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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