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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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