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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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