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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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