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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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