MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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