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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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