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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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