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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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