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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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