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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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