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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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