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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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