MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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