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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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