MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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