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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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