MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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