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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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