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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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