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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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