MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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