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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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