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
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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