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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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