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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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