MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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