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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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