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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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