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
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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