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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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