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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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