MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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