MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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