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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|