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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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