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
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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