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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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