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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major 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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