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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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