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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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