MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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