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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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