MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key 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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