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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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