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
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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