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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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