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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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