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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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