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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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