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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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