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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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