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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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