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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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