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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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