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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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