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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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