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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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