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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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