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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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