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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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