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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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