MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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