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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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