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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
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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