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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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