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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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