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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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