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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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