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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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