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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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