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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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