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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|