MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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