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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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