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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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