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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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