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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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