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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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