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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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