MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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