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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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