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.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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