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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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