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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses 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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