MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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