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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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