MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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