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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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