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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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