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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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