MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key 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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