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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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