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 is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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