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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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