MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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