MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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