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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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