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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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