MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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