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.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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