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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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