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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches 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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