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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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