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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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