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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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