MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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