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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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