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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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