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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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