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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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