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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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