MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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