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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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