MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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