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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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