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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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