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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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