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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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