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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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