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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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