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
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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