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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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