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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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