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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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