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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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