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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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