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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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