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
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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