MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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