MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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