MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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