MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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