MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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