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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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