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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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