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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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