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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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