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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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