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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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