MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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