MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key 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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