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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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