MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
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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