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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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