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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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