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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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