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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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