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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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