MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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