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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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