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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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