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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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