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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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