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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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