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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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