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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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