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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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