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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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