MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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