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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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