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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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