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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|