MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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