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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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