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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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