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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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