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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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