MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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