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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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