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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important 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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