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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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