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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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