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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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