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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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