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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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