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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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