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
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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