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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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