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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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