MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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