MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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