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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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