MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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