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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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