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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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