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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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