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
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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