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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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