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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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