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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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