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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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