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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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