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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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