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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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