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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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