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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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