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
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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