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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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