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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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