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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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