MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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