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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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