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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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