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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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