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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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