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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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