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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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