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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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