MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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