MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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