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
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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