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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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