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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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