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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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