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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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