MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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