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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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