MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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 massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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