MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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