MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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