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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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