MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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