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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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