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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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