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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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