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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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