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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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