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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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