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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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