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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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