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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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