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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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