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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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