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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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