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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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