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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines 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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