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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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