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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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