MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|