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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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