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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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