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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|