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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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