MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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