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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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