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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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