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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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