MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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