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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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