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
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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