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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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