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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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