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
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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