MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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