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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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