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
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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