MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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