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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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