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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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