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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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