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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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