MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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