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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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