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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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