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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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