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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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