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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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