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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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