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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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