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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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