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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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