MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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