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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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