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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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