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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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