MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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