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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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