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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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