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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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