MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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