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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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