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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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