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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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