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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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