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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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