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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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