MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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