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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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