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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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