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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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