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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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