MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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