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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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