MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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