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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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