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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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