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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key 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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