MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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