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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly 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 discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|