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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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