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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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