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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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