MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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