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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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