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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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