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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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