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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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