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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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