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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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