MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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