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
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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