MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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