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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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