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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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