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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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