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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
