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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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