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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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