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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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