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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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