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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|