MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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