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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|