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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|