MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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