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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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