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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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