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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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