MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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