MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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