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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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