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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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