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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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