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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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