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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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