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
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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