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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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