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
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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