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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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