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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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