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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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