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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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