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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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