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
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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