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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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