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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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