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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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