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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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