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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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