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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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