MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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