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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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