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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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