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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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