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
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|