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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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