MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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