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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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