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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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