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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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