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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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