MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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