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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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