MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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