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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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