MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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