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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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