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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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