MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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