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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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