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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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