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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses 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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