MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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