MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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