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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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