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
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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