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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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