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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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