MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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