MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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