MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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