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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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