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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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