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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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