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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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