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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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