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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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