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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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