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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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