MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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