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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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