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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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