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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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