MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major 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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