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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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