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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|