MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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