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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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