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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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