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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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