MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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