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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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