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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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