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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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