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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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