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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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