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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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