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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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