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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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