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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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