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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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