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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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