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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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