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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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