MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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