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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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