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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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