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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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