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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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