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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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