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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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