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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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