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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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