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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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