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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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