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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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