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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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