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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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