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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses 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
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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