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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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