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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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