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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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