MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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