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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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