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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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